To Mexicans, the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe stands for protection, peace and national pride.
So the Rev. John T. Brown wasn't that surprised to see her life-sized image painted on the wall when he stepped inside an abandoned house in Stillmore last September - even though none of the 35 Hispan...

STATESBORO - Of the more than 1 billion Muslims in the world, most don't look, talk or practice Islam like the violent extremists seen on the evening news, some students hoped to remind their peers at Georgia Southern University on Monday.
Many of the world's Muslims are like them: opposed to violen...

Rich Thanksgiving staples like deep-fried turkey, smoky roast beef, savory red-eye gravy and sugar-coated baked ham may be part of Mark E. Golson's Southern heritage.
But they have no place on his menu as a Seventh-Day Adventist.
Instead, a mock-turkey will take center stage on his Thanksgiving tabl...